The noted scientist has been appointed as the director of Indira
Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, TN.
The incumbent director P R Vasudeva Rao retired on August
31st.
Murty was a Gold Medallist from Jawaharlal Nehru technological University,
Kakinada and had also bagged the Homi Bhabha prize for standing first in the
training school and later obtained a doctoral degree from the Homi Bhabha
National Institute.